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jamesjanzen

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Dec 12, 2013
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I've been trying to figure out which laptop of apple's to get. I've decided that I'd like an i7 processor, 13" and 8 gigs of ram. It seems that the cheapest laptop with these specs is the 13" macbook air, which I've been researching for a while now and have kinda-decided on. As a general question - is there something I'm missing here? Just in case... thanks.
 
the rMBP 13 is also worth considering, for around the same price:

swap the i7 for an i5 with higher clock speed
retina display
1/2 pound heavier

unless you need every scrap of weight saved possible, the 13" rMBP is basically a more powerful MBA
 
No, you're correct. The 13" MBA you've specced is a great choice.

Thanks for the information :D

jondunford said:
the rMBP 13 is also worth considering, for around the same price:

swap the i7 for an i5 with higher clock speed
retina display
1/2 pound heavier

unless you need every scrap of weight saved possible, the 13" rMBP is basically a more powerful MBA

Are you sure about that? I've looked at Geekbench and whatnot scores and it appears that while the base Retina has a higher clock speed (.7 gHz) apparently the i7 makes up for and surpasses this? As well, I've also heard i7 will be compatible for longer than the i5... yes/no in your opinion? Thanks for the feedback :D
 
I just bought a 13" 512gb, i7, 8gb (for extremely cheap) and am blown away at this thing compared to my early 2011 MBP. It's insanely fast! You'll love it!
 
I just bought a 13" 512gb, i7, 8gb (for extremely cheap) and am blown away at this thing compared to my early 2011 MBP. It's insanely fast! You'll love it!

Awesome :D Congrats on your new mac!

Update: Was just at the local (kinda) Apple Store, tested out the MBA i5/4/128 and MAN was that fast. While the sales guys weren't looking I downloaded a cracked copy of Minecraft to test FPS and all that. For i5 and 4gb, I got an average of 20-60fps on the maxxed graphical settings. Wasn't able to test combat settings but did blow up a bunch of TNT and brought in a bunch of entities... never dropped below 20 fps.

Definitely got my hopes up for the i7/8/128. :D
 
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